Similar:My parents doing their daily crossword. I’m spending a few days visiting my …PersonalNot a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalCreative People Say NoWhen I was a master’s student working as…AcademiaYour first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you ha…Your first #blender3d…
Similar:Enjoying a peaceful fall moment while it's possible. Taking these moments as they come. AestheticsOpening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of getting ready for b…Current_EventsWhy Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings?Not a day goes by without The Girl remin…BooksRenata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from this weekend's Pippin.CultureThe Defector (ST:TNG Rewatch; Season…
Similar:The girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalI create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those ha…I create five color variations of each #…AestheticsMore rehearsing. More dancing. PersonalTop U800. #chesstournamentPersonalNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessTrack and field fundraiser:photo by Carolyn. FIRST ONE!!!Personal
My own students haven’t described encounters like this, but I have encountered students who enter the classroom with the idea that there is a fairly consistent, uniform, organized entity called “the media” that it’s fashionable to distrust. It’s fair to point to specific news stories that got specific facts wrong or that showed bias, but…
According to the NACE 2018 Job Outlook, college seniors are very confident about their professionalism, work ethic, and writing skills. Employers are not so happy with those skills among the applicants they see. The biggest divide was around students’ professionalism and work ethic. Almost 90 percent of seniors thought they were competent in that area, but only…
Gearing up for teaching a new “American Lit 1776-Present” course. I’ll be at the office, sitting at my desk all day, wearing long pants instead of shorts. Not a screw gun or a stage platform or a digital camera within reach. This essay offers some well-phrased arguments for reading classic literature. Nothing strikes me more…
Gasps from the audience, shouts of “No!” during a climactic scene. The woman two seats from me sobbing into her hands. Overheard: “This is the best show I’ve ever seen at the Geyer” and “Who IS that girl playing Maria?” Similar:"Look for the helpers" is good for distracting preschoolers from horrors they can't change…”Look for…
From Mrs. Lovett two weeks ago to Maria this weekend, I am so proud of this girl. Support the arts in your community! West Side Story #tonight #GeyerPAC A post shared by Dennis G. Jerz (@dennis.jerz) on Aug 9, 2018 at 8:21am PDT Similar:In November 2001 I was blogging aboutIn November 2001, I was blogging…
Carolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playing Maria opposite Logan Williams of Pittsburgh as Tony in the production. She describes her character as a playful, naive teenage girl who just wants to take part in life. “She has just moved to New York City from Puerto Rico and is attending her first school dance with…
Similar:What are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalOpening night of Sive.PersonalOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationThat time three-year-old me spotted a Mary Cassatt painting at the Art Institute of Chicag…My mother had a framed print of Mary Cas…AestheticsLining up for…
Similar:Kinetic Theatre's "Hound of the Baskervilles" was hilarious. Kinetic Theatre’s production was ful…BooksIt's a lie that having zero assignments to mark means I have nothing "to do," but this par… A relief.AcademiaOpening night! So great to see live local theatre.PersonalFULL BLOOM (Aug 31-Sep 2)PersonalThe exposition officer needs instant access to a pencil case, logbook and mission-critical…AestheticsMy…
Similar:Nerdy Rainbow Loom CraftingMy wonderfully geeky tween made these Bl…AestheticsThe Drowsy Chaperone @setonhilluniversityPersonalFamily ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 2) Picard Retreats to Family Vineyar…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….DramaThis friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday.This friendly gangster was parked at Wal…PersonalWhat are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted!…
Similar:Secret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingAdded a splash of color to this section of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel (for m…AestheticsWhen You've Already Got a Major, But You Love Books (Seton Hill English) When committee work is fun… making…AcademiaWould YOU trade a Hank Aaron rookie card for a Roberto…
If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious dynamic would emerge: In a literary duel for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard-in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, beset…
On the ride home, in the middle of a spirited story about something that happened backstage during the run, the girl stops, stares into space, and says, “Line.” Similar:Enjoying a visit to the Carnegie Science Center with my son. Mars exhibit is immersive an…PersonalWatching Shakespeare With Your KidsMy retired parents and bachelor engineer…CultureApology of Socrates,…
Similar:Opening night. They've got magic to do! CultureIdlewild's Story Book Forest Improves Its SignageIn the past, I have pointed out copy-edi…AestheticsI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is "To Battle: A Fig…Tickets…
Similar:A little board-gaming for Labor Day.PersonalMy crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m really pushing my coding skil…AestheticsYork Corpus Christi Pageant, Toronto, June 7I’ll be in Toronto next week to observe …AcademiaI dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.PersonalWhile searching my bag for a cable, I found an unexpected…
Similar:Almost all the traffic to fake news sites is from Facebook, new data show I think and post about fake news a lot…CultureThe daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsWatching Shakespeare With Your KidsMy retired parents and bachelor engineer…CultureSo this is Pi DayMy wife says she bought the pies intendi…AmusingWinners Chosen in Annual Shakespeare Monologue and…
Similar:Another 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsA masked, socially distant museum visit. So nice to get away from syllabuses and email for… Ford built about a half dozen of the…AestheticsRichard Halloran / Owns Home Computer.“Engineers now predict the day will come…AmusingOn Her One Free Day Between Two…
I spent about 30 seconds eyeballing the hexcode colors for Starfleet uniforms so that, from now on, when I’m marking papers, my Canvas interface will remind me just a little bit of Star Trek. Where do you create joy? Captain’s log… supplemental entry. It’s not a perfect match, but the blue and gold are hard…